WWE Great Balls of Fire PPV Live Recap by Nickolye!

When the show begins hit F5 or refresh for the latest updates. Tonight's main event will see Samoa Joe challenge Brock Lesnar for the Universal Title!

7:00 PM ET: The Kickoff show gets underway with the usual pre-show banter from the hosts Renee Young, Peter Rosenberg and David Otunga, plus video packages for the feuds to hype up tonight's first-ever WWE Great Balls of Fire PPV.

7:15 PM: Seth Rollins gets interviewed backstage and he doesn't believe or follow Bray Wyatt and his speeches. Not long after, Bray Wyatt appears on the screen to tell Rollins that tonight he is going to burn.

7:35 PM: Backstage (in the social media lounge) Charly Caruso has Paul Heyman as her guest. Heyman is asked for his reaction if Samoa Joe defeats Lesnar tonight, and he calls it a joke. Next he's asked if he would ever align WITH Samoa Joe, and he questions why would he trade Lesnar for Joe. Finally, Heyman is asked if Joe is Lesnar's toughest opponent and he agrees. Afterwards, Vic Joesph and Corey Graves are ready to call the action for the first match of the night!

* Cruiserweight Championship: Neville {C} vs. Akira Tozawa

Titus O'Neil is out at ringside for Tozawa. The opening bell dings, Tozawa chants, the crowd responds, they lock up, Neville backs him into the ropes and they have a clean break. Neville with a side headlock, Tozawa pushes off, Neville hits a shoulder block, leapfrog, Tozawa with an armdrag into an armbar, Neville makes him break on the ropes, sunset flip, Tozawa rolls through, kicks him in the chest and hits the jumping senton back splash. Neville puts a boot up in a corner, Tozawa sends him out to the floor, charges, but Neville kicks him in the head stopping him in his tracks. Neville starts getting ruthless by stomping him on the head, picks him up by the hair, throws him out the ring and launches his challenger into the barricade. Titus checks on Tozawa and we take a break.

When we come back, Neville is still in control and does a sliding kick to the face, covers for a 2-count, and stomps on him. Tozawa starts chopping him, jab, spinning kick misses, hits a Saito suplex, sends him out the ring, hits a suicide dive/headbutt, brings the champ back in the ring, and gets a 2-count. Neville tosses him over the ropes, Tozawa lands on the apron, shoulder to the gut, Neville catches him on his shoulders, but Tozawa counters with an octopus stretch! Neville makes it to the ropes forcing the hold, both men are down, Tozawa climbs to the top rope, Neville is back on his feet, Tozawa jumps over him, Neville knees him in the midsection, kicks to the chest, a running dropkick to the chest and gets a near-fall.

The PPV starts in 9 minutes! Neville awaits his opponent to stand, hits a running forearm smash in a corner, gets on the middle ropes, the phoenix splash MISSES, Tozawa rolls him up and gets 1-2-KICKOUT! Tozawa catches him with a hurricanrana, hits a shining wizard, hits the HIGH SENTON BACK SPLASH from the top rope, but Neville rolls out the ring. Neville gets back in, crotches Tozawa on the top rope, kicks the rope, the referee holds him back to let Tozawa recover, Tozawa gets to his feet but Neville hits a back kick to the midsection and covers for 3. WINNER and STILL Cruiserweight Champion: NEVILLE.

The Kickoff show finishes with a final video package for tonight's Universal Championship main event.

8:00 PM ET: Goodness gracious, Great Balls of Fire... is a horrible title for a WWE PPV, but it's finally time!

* Bray Wyatt vs. Seth Rollins

Rollins starts with an arm wringer into a side headlock, Wyatt pushes him off, Seth with a knee, snapmare and a kick to the back. Wyatt just laughs while on the ropes. They lock up, Wyatt backs him into a corner, misses a punch but hangs upside-down to freak him out. Rollins with a kick to the midsection, Wyatt rolls out the ring, Rollins kicks him through the ropes, and Wyatt punches him to stop a suicide dive. Wyatt gets back in the ring, throat chop, uppercut, gloats, but then Rollins faceplants him into the turnbuckle. Wyatt blocks Seth's new finisher, rolls onto the apron, Rollins follows, Wyatt kicks him, Rollins punches him, and Wyatt pulls him off and onto the steel steps.

Wyatt tosses him into the barricade, brings him back in the ring, covers for only 1, stomps on him then puts him in a chinlock. Rollins gets to his feet, Wyatt clubs him on the back, throat chop, laughs, sets him up on the top rope, uppercut, climbs up, Rollins fights him off, Wyatt blocks a sunset flip, delivers the superplex, laughs some more and covers for a 2-count. The crowd chants "Let's go Rollins" as he pulls himself up using the ropes, starts to fight back, Wyatt punches him, pulls him off the ropes, knocks him through the ropes, and plants him with a DDT on the apron! Wyatt makes the cover in the middle of the ring, gets 2, then puts him back in the chinlock. Rollins gets to his feet, Wyatt slams him back down, and Rollins rolls away from the running senton

Rollins side-steps him sending him through the ropes, Wyatt blocks a suplex, goes for his own, Rollins knees him on the head, lands on his feet, hits a dropkick, then hits the suicide dive. He throws Wyatt back in the ring, hits a springboard clothesline, covers, gets 2, hits a forearm smash in a corner, sling blade, sticks a boot up in a corner, connects with the blockbuster and gets another near-fall. Wyatt blocks the finisher again, Rollins elbows him on the side of the head, Wyatt blocks a kick, Rollins blocks the Sister Abigail, hits the jumping enziguiri, but then Wyatt blasts him with a clothesline turning him around. Rollins counters a suplex with the falcon arrow, gets 2.5, gets on the top rope, Wyatt shakes the ropes to crotch him, drops him with a gutbuster over his shoulder and gets another 2-count. Wyatt plants Rollins with a high-angle urinage slam, gets 2.5, hangs upside-down in a corner, and slaps him as he yells "Get up and fight me!" Rollins fights back with punches and knees, Wyatt rolls out to the floor, Rollins grabs him by the hair and starts clubbering while in the ropes, the ref steps in to pull him back, Wyatt then thumbs him in the eye, hits Sister Abigail and gets the 3-count!

WINNER: BRAY WYATT.

Backstage, The Hardy Boyz get interviewed about their match tonight. Matt tells a "funny story" where he watched SPLENDID superhero cartoons for a half-hour with his children, and now The Hardys will be fighting for a half-hour against super villains tonight. "Isn't that delightfully ironic?" He also credits the toughness of Cesaro's uppercut and Sheamus' kicks. Jeff says he is willing to break teeth to become the 8-time Tag Team Champions. He adds they have been in the first-ever tag team tables match, tag team ladder match, tag team TLC match, and now they will be in the first-ever 30-minute tag team iron man match. "We make history, we break barriers, and we break bars."

From one tag team with a brotherly bond, to a tag team no more - it's time for a former tag team to face off with each other. Enzo Amore: "My name is Enzo Amore, and I am a certified G and a bonified stud, and you can't teach that! Bada-boom, realest guy in the room, how you doin'?! Last year, in this same arena right here in Dallas, Texas, me and you stepped up here in WWE. We walked into a who's who, we said who the hell are you, and 20,000 of you said our name on our television debut. That was love, that's what that is. But that ain't what this is. This is war. And as the saying goes, all is fair in love and war, right? Well Cass, you can attest to that. All is fair in love and war but the same can not be said about life. Life ain't fair kids, I hate to tell ya. I have it tatted on my stomach and on my shoulder to remind myself every day that life ain't fair. My favorite song in the world is 'That's Life' by Old Blue Eyes. And I think you guys will find some eerie silimarities and parallels to my life and 'That's Life', OK? And I quote Frank Sinatra: 'That's life, you're riding high in April, shot down in May.' Well I was riding high in April with you, higher than we ever rode, high atop The Ultimate Thrill Ride - WrestleMania. Riding high in April, shot down in May. Fast forward May 22nd, 2017, May 30th, 2017 - I'm found shot down backstage by a mystery attacker. But I'm a G, so I shrug that off. Just like in the song 'That's Life', I said 'I know I'm gonna change that tune when I'm back on top, back on top in June. And I was back on top in June. I was back on top in a 7-footer's arms, but they weren't your arms. And jealousy woes, my friend, and to quote 'That's Life' - some people get their kicks stomping on a dream. Well Cass, if you wanna come out here in your size 16 boot and stomp on my dream then go right ahead cause I am a dreamer and I'm gonna keep on dreaming, OK? The man you should be fearful of is the man who sleeps with his eyes wide open, because thanks to you people I no longer sleep because my real life has become better than my dreams! You see that? How you doin'! I'm gonna tell you how I'm doin' because that is where the parallels end in 'That's Life' and my life. Because Old Blue Eyes said at the end of 'That's Life': I don't know what's shaking come this here July, but if nothing's shaking I'm gonna roll myself up in a big ball and die. Well not Young Blue Eyes, kid, not me! If nothing's shaking come this here July, I ain't gonna roll myself up in a big ball and die. I am gonna stay ten toes down, I am gonna spread my wings, and I am gonna fly cause I am a star! And you know what you are? You're 7-foot tall, but that's all you are, cause you will always be in my shadow cause I am about to become larger than life! This is my life. So whether I'm up or down, or over and out, I know one thing... that there's only ONE WORD to describe you, and I am gonna spell it out for ya: S-A-W-F-T! (SAWFT!)" Big Cass comes out with new theme music and tights.

* Enzo Amore vs. Big Cass

Enzo charges at Cass, but has little effect on the big man who shoves him away. He goes back after him but that is to no avail again. Cass pummels and stomps him down in a corner with his own fiery temper. It's no surprise that Big Cass is dominating this match, he slaps him around, delivers a fallaway slam, and hits the big splash in a corner. I can't tell if the crowd is chanting "Asshole" or "Casshole". Enzo slumps down in a corner, Cass picks him up, places him across the ropes and hits clubbing blows. The crowd chants "Let's go Enzo" as Cass chokes him out with his boot and gets in his face. Cass picks Enzo up in a military press and drops him out the ring, the referee starts his count, and Enzo just BARELY slugs his way back in at 9. Enzo gets to his feet, Cass hits the big boot, and gets the win.

WINNER: BIG CASS.

Two referees have to pull Enzo up and help him to the back while we get a commercial for WWE 24 featuring Kurt Angle (and SURPRISE - DIXIE CARTER has a cameo). Backstage, The Miz and his MizTourage are gloating.

Sheamus and Matt start the match, Cesaro runs in the ring to cause a distraction, and SHEAMUS HITS A BROGUE KICK FOR 3! (The champions are up 1-0.)

Jeff tags in, starts punching on Sheamus, kicks him down in a corner, Sheamus kicks him back, Cesaro tags in, Jeff ducks a double clothesline and dropkicks both men. Jeff does a snapmare, dropkick to the back of the head, splash, 1-count, chinlock, Cesaro powers up with Jeff on his back and drops him on the turnbuckle. Sheamus tags in, punches him, body blow, and the crowd chants "Brother Nero" as Jeff fights back. Matt tags in, hits a diving elbow to the shoulder, punches him, clotheslines him out the ring, slams his head on the ring apron repeatedly and the crowd chants "DELETE" with each smack. Matt throws him back into the ring, Sheamus blocks the Twist of Fate, Matt hits a DDT instead and gets a near-fall. Jeff tags in, they hit the double back elbow, Spin Cycle (fist drop & somersault senton tandem) connects, and Jeff applies an armbar. Sheamus tosses him out the ring, has the referee distracted so Cesaro tackles Jeff into the barricade, Matt goes on the attack, Sheamus helps out and Cesaro hits a European uppercut. Sheamus goes back to work on Jeff with a European uppercut, tags Cesaro in, holds Jeff up, Cesaro hits a double axe handle and gets a 2-count. Over 5 minutes have passed so far, Cesaro stops Jeff from crawling to his corner, dead-lifts him up and plants him with a gutwrench suplex for a 2-count. Sheamus tags in, hits a diving kneedrop, covers for 2, then puts him in an armbar. Jeff tries to fight back, Sheamus slams him down, Cesaro tags in, stomps on Jeff, mocks Matt, stomps on Jeff and throws him out the ring. Matt walks over to encourage his brother to get up but the ref tells him to get back. Sheamus puts Jeff in a front chancery, Jeff battles out, Sheamus plants him with a tilt-a-whirl powerslam and gets a near-fall. Cesaro tags in, gets help for a double-team clothesline, covers for 2 then puts him in a grounded top wristlock. Cesaro kicks Matt off the apron, Jeff gives him a back body slam, but has no one to tag. Sheamus gets the tag, Cesaro hits Jeff with a running European uppercut to the back, Sheamus plants him with White Noise with an assist from Cesaro, and gets the 1-2-3. (Sheamus & Cesaro are up 2-0.)

Ten minutes passed and the champions are in control with a good lead. Sheamus short-arm clotheslines Jeff, covers, gets a 2-count, whips him into a corner, but soon after crashes into the ringpost when Jeff side-steps him. Cesaro rolls Sheamus back into the ring, both sides get the hot tags, Matt hits forearms, headbutts, slams Cesaro's head repeatedly on EVERY turnbuckle in a corner, clothesline, bulldog, covers and gets only 2. Matt gets on the middle ropes, hits the elbow to the back of the head, covers for 2. A tired Jeff tags in, they whip Cesaro into their corner, Jeff kicks Sheamus off the apron, hits Cesaro with Poetry in Motion, Matt hits the Side Effect, and Jeff hits the TWIST OF FATE for 3! (The Hardys bring the score up to 2-1.)

Jeff splashes Cesaro in a corner, delivers a sit-out gourdbuster and gets a near-fall. Cesaro tags out, Sheamus hits a knee to the side of the head, European uppercut, catches a leg, Jeff hits the mule kick, clotheslines him in a corner, pummels him, springboard dropkick connects, covers, and gets a near-fall. We're down to 15 MINUTES - halfway through! Matt tags in, The Hardys deliver a double suplex, Matt makes the cover, Cesaro breaks it up, the champs fall out the ring, Matt drops down and Jeff uses his back to launch himself onto both Sheamus and Cesaro with a somersault plancha! Matt punches Sheamus outside the ring, slams his head on the ring apron, throws him back in the ring, Cesaro prevents Matt from getting back in the ring and drives his head into the ringpost. The referee counts all the way up to 10, thus scoring another fall! (Sheamus and Cesaro are now up 3-1.)

Sheamus hits a knee to the jaw, tags Cesaro in, Cesaro gets a 2-count, snap suplex, and continues to taunt. Sheamus tags in and they stomp Matt down in their corner. Matt tries to get past Sheamus but gets put in a rear chinlock. Sheamus hits kneedrops and stomps on him, traps him in the ropes, starts clubbing him on the chest, the crowd counts along, so Sheamus stops and pushes him off the apron to the floor. Cesaro tags in, hits a double axe handle from the apron, whips him into a barricade and hits a running European uppercut. Sheamus tags in, they deliver a double suplex, Sheamus covers for 2 then puts him in a modified chinlock. Matt fights out, hits the Side Effect and gets 2.5! Cesaro gets the tag, does a running boot to Jeff, and puts Matt in the Sharpshooter! Jeff breaks up the hold, Sheamus pulls Jeff off apron, Cesaro whips Matt into a corner, hits several European uppercuts, whips him across the ring, Matt counters a European uppercut, Jeff tags in, Matt does a backslide, and Jeff does the split-legged legdrop jackknife cover for 3! (The Hardys close the gap to make it 3-2.)

Jeff gets whipped into a corner, hits a back elbow, connects with Whisper in the Wind and gets a near-fall. Sheamus clotheslines Jeff behind the ref's back, tags in, picks Jeff up for White Noise, Cesaro gets on the middle ropes, Matt shoves him off, Jeff rolls Sheamus up sunset flip for 2.5, does the inverted atomic drop, legdrop, dropkick, and another near-fall! Sheamus hits the bicycle knee to the chin, Matt made the blind tag, blocks the rolling senton, puts a boot up in a corner, hits a tornado DDT and gets a near-fall again. Matt calls for the Twist of Fate, Cesaro interferes, Sheamus blocks the Twist of Fate and shoves him into the turnbuckle sternum-first. Matt gets put on the top ropes, blocks a back superplex, hits elbows to knock him down, diving moonsault connects, and Cesaro breaks the count! Jeff jumps on Cesaro, throws Cesaro out the ring, and the referee sends him back to his corner. 3:30 left! The crowd chants that the ref sucks. Sheamus drops Matt's neck on the top rope, climbs up to the top, Matt cuts him off, hits the TWIST OF FATE FROM THE TOP ROPE AND GETS THE 3-COUNT!! (The Hardys tie it up at 3-3.)

Jeff tags in as the referee checks on Sheamus. Jeff knocks him down, climbs up to the top rope, Cesaro pulls Sheamus out the ring, so Jeff dives onto both men and the crowd chants "Delete!" Jeff rolls Sheamus back in, gets on the top rope, so does Matt as well, Matt hits the diving elbow drop as Jeff lands a splash, and Cesaro breaks the count AGAIN! Matt is the legal man now and he is busted open above his right eye. Sheamus drops him on the ropes, Cesaro hits a European uppercut, Sheamus rolls him up for 2, Matt with a jawbreaker, takes out Cesaro, avoids the powerslam, Sheamus blocks a Twist of Fate, Jeff makes the blind tag, then Sheamus and Matt take each other out with dueling clotheslines. JEFF HITS THE SWANTON BOMB, BUT CESARO ROLLS JEFF UP FOR 3!! Even though Jeff's shoulder was up he was still counted down! (Sheamus and Cesaro score ahead with 4-3.)

Jeff is confused! Cesaro made a blind tag that nobody saw! 20 seconds left! Cesaro runs around the ring, Jeff gives chase, grabs him, back in the ring, Jeff hits the TWIST OF FATE on Cesaro but the time runs out!!

WINNERS and STILL Raw Tag Team Champions: SHEAMUS & CESARO!

Dean Ambrose is warming up for his match backstage.

* Raw Women's Championship: Sasha Banks vs. Alexa Bliss {C}

Sasha gets a rear waistlock to start, but Alexa gets to the ropes and orders her to get off, then they lock up again and break the ropes again. Sasha puts her in a side headlock, Alexa hits a shoulder block, Sasha leapdrops over her, dropkicks Alexa, and the champ rolls out the ring. Alexa gets on the apron, shoulder to the gut, Sasha locks up her fingers, top rope armdrag, double knees to the chest in a corner, snapmare, and a 2-count. Alexa begs off but Sasha twists her arm and slams her down to the mat. ALEXA'S ARM IS TWISTED, BUT SHE SUCKER PUNCHES SASHA! Alexa is double-jointed because her arm is immediately back to normal as she goes on offense.

Sasha makes a short comeback by hitting a Back Stabber, but Alexa avoids the Banks Statement by escaping the ring. Alexa shouts that she doesn't need this and starts walking away, Sasha goes after her, Alexa sweeps her legs from under her and Sasha's back smacks on the edge of the ring apron. Alexa stands on her back, throws her back in the ring, covers for 2, plants her with an STO, hits the Insult to Injury onto Sasha's back, gets a 2-count then puts her in a bow-and-arrow stretch. Sasha fights out, rolls her up for 2, and starts hitting forearms. Alexa yanks her backwards onto her knee, mounted punches, gets three near-falls, yells in her face to give up, Sasha blocks a suplex with a knee, then suplexes her into a corner.

Both women are down, Sasha makes her comeback, puts her boots up in a corner, hits a couple clotheslines, dropkick, kick to the chin, delivers a belly-to-back suplex, hits a sliding knee and gets a 2-count. Alexa hits a back elbow in a corner, hits a hard sunset flip powerbomb, gets a near-fall, then throws a tantrum. Alexa goes up top, goes for the Twisted Bliss, Sasha gets her knees up and locks in the BANKS STATEMENT! Alexa crawls to the ropes, Sasha tries to push away, but Alexa eventually reaches the bottom rope to break. Alexa pulls Sasha's neck on the bottom rope, yells at her, and Sasha throws her into the barricade. The referee starts his count, Sasha rolls her back in the ring, Alexa kicks her away and rolls back out. Sasha grabs her, Alexa slaps her, and stays out the ring to the count of 10.

Sasha charges at Bliss attacking her on the ramp and throws her into the LED board. Alexa turns the tables, strips the Raw announce table, both women are now on top of the table, Sasha shoves her off then hits the diving knees to take the champ out! After several replays, Sasha is back atop the announce table to show the champ she's not done with her.

After a promo for SmackDown Live's WWE Battleground PPV in a couple of weeks, we get replays from the Cruiserweight Championship earlier on the Kickoff. Tozawa was steaming mad in the locker room, and O'Neil wants to know how he can help. Tozawa tells Titus to make things right and wants a rematch. O'Neil says he will do what he can and suggests Tozawa go see the trainer for some ice.

* Intercontinental Championship: The Miz {C} vs. Dean Ambrose

Of course, The Miz comes out with Maryse and his MizTourage - Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas. The bell dings, Ambrose goes out the ring to go after Axel. He gets back in the ring, starts chopping at Miz in a corner and stomps him down. Now he goes back out the ring and takes out Bo Dallas! Ambrose hits Miz with a running crossbody, gets on the top rope, Axel creates a distraction, Miz attacks Ambrose from behind and kicks him in the head. The Miz knees him in the back, rakes his face, puts him in a chinlock, Ambrose fights out and rolls him up for 2. Miz drops Ambrose with a DDT, gets a 2-count, chokes him on the middle rope, does a running attack from behind, takes his time to gloat and kicks him in the head. Miz wastes a lot more time in between kicks, Ambrose rolls him up for 2, Miz hits the Awesome Clothesline in a corner, gets on the top rope, Ambrose kicks him on the landing, Miz avoids Dirty Deeds, and Ambrose hits a swinging neckbreaker.

Both men are down, Ambrose with knockdowns, clotheslines him, forearm smash in a corner, picks him up onto the top rope, delivers a butterfly superplex, covers, and a kickout at 2. Miz counters a suplex, kicks him in the knee, Ambrose with a knee to the midsection, Miz dropkicks him in the knee, puts him in the tree of woe, and does two running dropkicks to the knee. Ambrose clotheslines him on the third attempt, Miz counters Dirty Deeds into the Figure-4 Leglock, and Ambrose reaches the ropes and can barely stand. Miz starts hitting his It Kicks to a kneeling Ambrose, misses the head kick, Ambrose slaps him, side-steps him in a corner, gets on the top rope and hits the diving elbow for 2.

Maryse gets up on the apron, Ambrose blocks the Skull Crushing Finale, Miz kicks him, Dallas and Axel pull him out the ring, Ambrose fights him off, side-steps Miz, clotheslines him on the floor, gets on the top rope and hits the diving elbow to all three men! Ambrose brings the champ back into the ring, gets back on the top rope, Miz catches him coming off the top for the Skull Crushing Finale, Ambrose counters into the DIRTY DEEDS, and Maryse puts Miz's foot on the rope! Maryse pulls Miz out the ring, Ambrose hits Miz with a suicide dive, throws the champ back into the ring, hiptosses Axel into the ring, Dallas clobbers Ambrose on the back of the head behind the ref's back, and Miz hits Ambrose with the SKULL CRUSHING FINALE for the win!

WINNER and STILL Intercontinental Champion: THE MIZ.

Raw Talk will have hosts Renee Young and Peter Rosenberg with guests Big Cass, Sasha Banks and The Miz with his MizTourage.

* Ambulance Match: Braun Strowman vs. Roman Reigns

Roman uppercuts him first, Strowman shoves him back, Roman is back on the attack with punches and kicks, but Strowman mows him down. Strowman whips him into a corner, clotheslines him, runs across the ring and splashes him. He slams Roman's head on the top turnbuckle, clubs him on the chest and literally kicks him out the ring, but then Reigns pushes him into the ringpost. Strowman drives Roman's back into the ringpost, sends him into the steel steps, grabs the top half and clobbers Reigns with it two times. Roman ducks a stair throw, avoids him running in at him, gets back in the ring, punches and kicks him, clotheslines him (to no avail), and Strowman is back in control with a reverse chokeslam. Reigns avoids a powerslam, boots his boot up in a corner, goes for the spear, but Strowman kicks him in the head and powerslams him.

Strowman drags Roman out the ring, picks him up on his shoulder, Reigns slips off, gets back in the ring and shakes his head. Strowman goes after him, Reigns weakly picks him up, and struggles to deliver a Samoan drop. Reigns now starts going to work on Strowman's injured right arm by dropkicking it, whacks it against the ringpost, he checks under the ring, grabs a steel chair, and smacks him in the elbow with it. Reigns hits Strowman in the other arm with the chair, but Strowman no-sells it! Reigns hits him again and again, Strowman stalks him as he backs away, catches the chair, tosses it aside and lauches Roman into the barricade.

Strowman throws him up the ramp, continues to stalk him, and throws him against the LED board. He strips the announce table, grabs Roman, sets up a powerbomb, Reigns slips off, makes a comeback, but Strowman sends him flying into the side of the ambulance! Strowman opens the rear ambulance doors, drags Reigns to the back, but Reigns fights back by bouncing Strowman's head on the door. Strowman picks him up, Roman blocks going in, elbows him on the back of the head, hits a Superman Punch, Strowman is sitting on the edge kicking him away, Roman hits another Superman Punch and tries to shove him into the ambulance. Strowman fights back and clobbers him on the back with a back board.

Strowman heaves Reigns onto the stage, charges at him, Roman side-steps him, Strowman crashes into the LED board, Roman charges, Strowman picks him up for a powerslam, Reigns lands on his feet and shoves Strowman THROUGH the LED board by the entrance! The crowd starts a light "This is awesome!" chant as the rest of the LED screen glitches static images. Strowman starts to crawl back onto the stage, Reigns looks perplexed, drags him across the stage, and Strowman shoves him off of it. Both men get to their feet near the ambulance, Reigns hits him in the head with a spotlight, charges for the spear, but Strowman side-steps him and Reigns dives right into the back of the ambulance! Strowman closes the doors and it's over!

WINNER: BRAUN STROWMAN

Reigns comes out the ambulance with a big spear! Roman slams the door against Strowman's arm, shoves him into the ambulance, closes the doors, yanks the driver out, gets in the driver's seat, drives out of the arena right into the parking lot, and stops to think. ROMAN BACKS THE AMBULANCE UP SLAMMING INTO A TRAILER! Reigns exits the ambulance and Kurt Angle shows up giving Roman a "WTF" look as he walks away. Several referees, agents, and personnel show up to try and pry the ambulance doors open with a crowbar.

Curt Hawkins and Heath Slater come out for their match during a split-screen of the happenings backstage. Even these two superstars don't look ready for this somewhat-impromptu match - they're still getting prepared as they enter the ring.

* Curt Hawkins vs. Heath Slater

They lock up, Hawkins with a headlock takeover, clean break, lock up again, Slater with a headlock takeover and Hawkins escapes. The crowd chants "We want Bálor" as Hawkins whips Slater into a corner, Slater floats over, does an armdrag, arm wringer, and a cover for 1. Hawkins whips him into a corner, clubs him on the back, gets a 2-count then puts him in a chinlock.

We hear sirens and get a split-screen again of another ambulance showing up as the match continues with Slater hitting a crescent kick. The screen now shows in full what's going on backstage with zero commentary about the match. The bell dings and Heath Slater is announced as the winner without us even seeing what happened.

WINNER: HEATH SLATER

The bigger story here is what's going on in the parking lot. The fire departmant has shown up and they're using the jaws of life to pry open the side door. Raw GM Kurt Angle looks the most concerned about the situation as Jamie Noble is the most vocal in the background. They finally get the side door open after several attempts, the paramedics bring a stretcher to the now-open door, and they try to help Strowman out of the smashed-up ambulance. Strowman shoves the stretcher away, stumbles out the ambulance a bloody mess, crawls around in a mangled mess while everybody tells him to stay down and accept the help, but Strowman struggles upright and staggers away saying "Leave me alone!" Michael Cole, Corey Graves and Booker T are perplexed that Strowman walked away while pondering what Reigns was thinking.

It's time now for the main event. With the time being 10:45 PM ET, the video packages ending at 10:51 PM, and the match introductions starting at 10:54 PM, I think we're all hoping that this match is not under 5 minutes seeing as how they don't have to worry about overruns on the WWE Network. (By the way, I think it's ludicrous that Brock is WWE Universal Champion making his FIRST title defense since winning it at WrestleMania on April 2. Keep in mind, Naomi relinquished the SmackDown Women's Championship for not being able to defend the title within 30 days, while she was only out of action for 35 days.)

SAMOA JOE ATTACKS LESNAR DURING HIS INTRODUCTION! JOE ATTACKED LESNAR FROM BEHIND and sends him out the ring! Joe launches him into the barricade and slams his head on the German Anounce table! SAMOA JOE SLAMS LESNAR THROUGH THE SPANISH ANNOUNCE TABLE WITH A URINAGE!! The bell hasn't even rung yet! Joe is back in the ring waiting for the champion to get him some. Lesnar staggers to his feet and gets in the ring with a smile on his face.

* WWE Universal Championship: Samoa Joe vs. Brock Lesnar {C}

The bell dings, Joe charges with a back elbow, enziguiri, headbutts, Muay Thai knees, and Lesnar responds with his own knees to the midsection. Joe does shoulder thrusts in a corner, jabs, takedown, Lesnar reverses the positioning, goes on offense with shoulder thrusts, Joe with a headbutt and locks in the Coquina Clutch! Lesnar breaks the hold and brings Joe to Suplex City with the first German suplex. Lesnar delivers a second German suplex, and a third. Joe grabs the ropes, the ref tries to split them up, and Joe LOW BLOWS Lesnar! Joe plants him with a Urinage, Lesnar kicks out at 2.5, and Samoa Joe locks in the Coquina Clutch AGAIN! Lesnar counters with a sidewalk slam and both men are down. Joe side-steps the champ in a corner, Lesnar crashes into the ringpost, Joe grabs him, Lesnar slides under and behind him, delivers the 4th German suplex, and a 5th German, and now a 6th German suplex. Lesnar picks him up for the F-5, but Joe counters with the Coquina Clutch! Lesnar backs him into a corner, Joe keeps the hold on, Lesnar falls to a knee, starts fading away, but quickly pops up and hits the F-5 FOR THE 1-2-3!

WINNER and STILL WWE UNIVERSAL CHAMPION: BROCK LESNAR!

Lesnar barely survived that match, and kudos to Samoa Joe for a believable challenge. Joe glares at the champ as the PPV ends.